Philippians - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

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ing victory in your life and triumph and dignity to your death. (R.B. Thieme, Jr.) Philp. 1:20 According to (adverb of norms & standards) my (Gen. Poss.) earnest expectation (Adv. Acc.; eager longing, intense concentration in Gate 4) and (connective; resulting in Gate 5) confidence (Adv. Acc.; concentrated intense hope, in doctrine), so that (Purpose conj.) I shall be disgraced (aivscu,nw, FPI1S, Predictive; ashamed) in nothing (Loc. Sph.; integrity of impersonal love), but (adversative) with all (Dat. Measure) courage (Instr. Means; integrity, boldness, fearlessness in SGA), as (qualitative relative adverb) always (Adv. of Time; Paul's anticipation of reaching USG), even (ascensive) now at this present time (Adv. Time; Paul's current spiritual status in SGB), Christ (Subj. Nom.) shall be glorified (megalu,nw, FPI3S, Gnomic; magnified) in my (Gen. Poss.) person (Loc. Sph.; living body, spiritual maturity in Gate 8; following His mandates in this system of power is exalting Christ in our bodies), whether (conditional particle; uncertainty as to the outcome of his trial) by (a SG quality of) life (Abl. Comparison; SG blessings) or (ellipsis) whether (conditional particle) by death (Abl. Comparison, dying grace blessings). WHO Philippians 1:20 kata. th.n avpokaradoki,an kai. evlpi,da mou o[ti evn ouvdeni. aivscunqh,somai avll evn pa,sh| parrhsi,a| w`j pa,ntote kai. nu/n megalunqh,setai Cristo.j evn tw/| sw,mati, mou ei;te dia. zwh/j ei;te dia. qana,tou VUL Philippians 1:20 secundum expectationem et spem meam quia in nullo confundar sed in omni fiducia sicut semper et nunc magnificabitur Christus in corpore meo sive per vitam sive per mortem LWB Philp. 1:21 Because for me, living [is occupation with] Christ, likewise, dying [is] gain [face-to-face with Christ with rewards & decorations]. KW Philp. 1:21 For, so far as I am concerned, to be living, both as to my very existence and my experience, [that is] Christ, and to have died, that would be a gain. KJV Philippians 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS Paul sees happiness in continuing to live on earth (Durative Present tense), because he has reached the stage of spiritual growth where he is occupied with Jesus Christ. This stage begins at spiritual self-esteem, continues in spiritual autonomy, and blossoms in spiritual maturity. All three stages of spiritual growth depend on the intake, metabolization and application of Bible doctrine. Paul also sees happiness in the disembodied state after death (Culminative Aorist tense), because he will be
face-to-face with Christ. So either way you look at it, whether living or dying, he anticipates the prospect of happiness with Jesus Christ. The ethical dative or dative of advantage “for me” is Paul’s way of telling the Philippians that this statement can be applied to his current spiritual status. It may or may not be a true statement for you. If you are a growing, maturing believer you may insert your name in a parenthesis and make this verse your own; if you are a carnal, reversionistic believer, you may not apply this verse to yourself. Are you occupied with Christ? Are His thoughts your thoughts? Is your soul saturated with the Word of God? If yes, then this verse is yours. “Gain” is a financial term that means interest earned on the principal. Occupation with Christ during our life on earth is the principal. If you have not reached the stage of spiritual growth where your soul is saturated with Bible doctrine, you are not occupied with Christ and you do not have the principal. And if you do not have the principal, you most certainly will not receive any “interest” (return on investment) at the point of death. “Gain” or interest on the principal is a reference to being face-to-face with Jesus Christ after death and obtaining rewards at the Judgment Seat. Dying, therefore, is only a benefit to those believers who have attained spiritual maturity. If you have not reached spiritual maturity yet, it is better to stay alive longer so you have the opportunity to get there! Paul has reached occupation with Christ, so he may correctly say it is a benefit to him whichever avenue the Lord has planned for him: life or death. REVELANT OPINIONS Doctrine leads to fellowship and fellowship to the riches of the Christian life ... one does not want to give up life when this fellowship is attained ... But like Martha, we think our service is needful and our fellowship with God in the Word dispensable. We need to learn that nothing can be a substitute for the cultivation of the presence of God. (J.M Boice) A mature relationship with God is by far the most valuable escrow blessing for the Christian’s life on earth. Awe and gratitude toward God animate the mature believer’s attitude in everything he does. In his soul he has capacity to be happy, capacity to understand and benefit from divine blessings, capacity to endure suffering, capacity to maintain the initiative in his own life. He has a personal sense of destiny. Worship becomes a profound responsiveness in a soul inculcated with truth and filled with the Spirit (John 7:38). Personal love for God becomes occupation with the person of Christ (Gal. 2:20, Phil. 1:21). (R.B. Thieme, Jr.) Through a series of contrasting statements that may be arranged in parallelism Paul sets down the alternatives facing him: life or death, departing and being with Christ or remaining and fulfilling his pastoral responsibilities towards the Philippians ... There is an antithesis between bodily existence on earth and death. But both are oriented towards Christ, as the paragraph makes plain. Paul’s living is wholly directed towards him, while the apostle’s death means a departure and being with his Lord forever. If Christ is the object, motive, inspiration, and goal of all that Paul does, as well as the sphere in which he lives, then the “gain” in the light of verse 23 has to do with the personal benefit for Paul of being in his Lord’s presence. (P. O’Brien) Death, for the Christian, will usher him into the immediate presence of his Lord who fulfills His promise to every soul who dies safely because he dies believing. (R. Martin)
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Philippians Benjamin W. Brodie Sept
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[perfect integrity & scale of value
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as a student-teacher [apprentice],
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jaws of (the sin unto) death ... Un
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But as you might guess by the posit
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REVELANT OPINIONS Paul's privilege
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things concerning you [your status
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with him), who (Subj. Nom., qualita
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togetherness in our day. There can
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KJV Philippians 2:26 For he longed
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Philp. 2:27 For (explanatory) truly
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appreciated him when he was there,
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diverted from that which God intend
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their work was sometimes overruled
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dispensation of the Church Age is r
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and still do not have confidence (p
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using the figure of a balance-sheet
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what it cost him. There is a price
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following God’s mandates, not by
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get our words “dynamite” and
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fellowship of His sufferings (Latin
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experientially is not all or nothin
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is referring to some particular kin
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not an end result as we understand
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training and education, and I am go
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cumulative experience of God’s gr
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KJV Philippians 3:14 I press toward
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Philp. 3:14 I keep on advancing (di
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teaching sinless perfection. Paul t
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We may attain the objective (Consta
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eferring to the USG). WHO Philippia
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Christian life has been compared to
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is pleasing to them. They have beco
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Tribulation. While it is true that
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dynasphere" during the church age.
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that they rarely (if ever) are a de
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pride; a military wreath awarded fo
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gladiatorial arena) in (for) the Go
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grace support, that extra supply of
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combined expression then refers to
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commands (Imperative mood) all beli
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esult of passing providential preve
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from his personal love for God, for
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The "all things" cannot be complete
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Paul counters these vicious accusat
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material needs. (P. O’Brien) God
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(Acc. Dir. Obj.). WHO Philippians 4
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Philippians, W.B. Harrison Philippi
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